Parke and I went out for a paddle today around the upper Elk River around the Elkton Marsh. We didn't get out until around lunch time. We timed it around the low tide so we had plenty of mud flats. So much mud that we got in a tight spot here and there. 
There was a good number of peep today, almost entirely Least Sandpipers. They were very approachable. At some spots we were able to get with in 5 or 10 feet. We also had a very friendly Green Heron who posed for me several times. I guess it didn't mind being photographed. 
Also, Parke had a Rail step out from the mud to the grass. He had the angle on it. I didn't see it, but I think he had said Virginia Rail. He would need to verify that.
Birds of interest.
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 8
Black Duck 3
Mallard 2
Great-blue Heron 17
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 12
Least Sandpiper 58
Semi Sandpiper 2
Spotted Sandpiper 16
Greater Black-backed Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 21
Least Tern 10
Forsters Tern 25
Bald Eagle 2
Rough-winged Swallow 1
Bank Swallow 15
Tree Swallow 30 plus
Barn Swallow 20
Marsh Wren 11
Common Yellowthroat 6
Sean McCandless
Cecil Bird Club President
Elkton, MD